Syllabus

Child Development

4th Six Weeks:

(1st Six Weeks of this course)

Introduction to Family and Consumer Science

Introduction to Child Development and Career Connections

Classroom organization and rules and procedures

Why study children?

Understanding children

Understanding yourself

Thinking about your future

Characteristics of development

Useful child development terminology

Theories of development

Effects of heredity and environment

Physical, mental, social, and emotional development of the newborn

Factors essential to health and safety

Appropriate health care

Healthy dietary practices

Influence of the family and other caregivers on the newborn

Positive techniques

Relationship of nurturing to development

Infants with special needs

Growth, development and care of the infant

Physical development from birth to 1 year

Stages and timelines

Factors influencing physical development

Emotional and social development from birth to 1 year

Needs of the infant and how to meet them.

Intellectual Development from birth to 1 year

Strategies for optimal development

Toys as a teaching tool.

5th Six Weeks

The Toddler, ages 1-3.

Physical Development

Expectations and limitations.

Social and emotional development

Intellectual development

Centers for developing in all areas.